Download or read book Understanding Islam and Muslim Traditions 2nd Ed written by James Chambers and published by Infobase Holdings, Inc. This book was released on 2021-08-01 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Islam and Muslim Traditions, 2nd Edition provides important information about the faith in an easy-to-navigate format. This is a resource guide that introduces readers to Islam through an examination of its religious observances, customs, holidays, calendar system, and folk beliefs, describing how people around the world express their Muslim identity. This 2nd edition includes an important section on Islamophobia in America, providing readers with both the historic backdrop and current environment.
Download or read book Understanding Islam and Muslim Traditions written by Tanya Gulevich and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the religious practices, celebrations, festivals, observances, beliefs, folklore, customs, and calendar system of the world's muslim communities, including an overview of islamic history and geography.
Download or read book The Everything Understanding Islam Book written by Christine Huda Dodge and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-04-18 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Muslim convert Christine Huda Dodge possesses a unique foot-in-each-world perspective on Islam. With her comprehension of Islam and her understanding of the kinds of questions and issues that perplex Westerners, she is the perfect guide to: The life of Muhammad the Prophet The QurÆan and the Sunnah The five pillars of practice Muslim daily life Women and Islam This guide is ideal for casual readers and students alike. Authoritative, accessible, detailed, and celebratory, it covers everything from basic beliefs and practices to the Islamic influences on Western civilization.
Download or read book Understanding Islam and Muslim Traditions written by Tanya Gulevich and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By focusing primarily on the cultural aspects of the religion, Understanding Islam and Muslim Traditions addresses the need for more information about the faith. This guide introduces readers to Islam through an examination of its religious observances, customs, holidays, calendar system, and folk beliefs, describing how people around the world express their Muslim identity.
Download or read book The Everything Understanding Islam Book written by Christine Huda Dodge and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-04-01 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Understanding Islam 2nd Edition written by Yahiya Emerick and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-11-02 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An up-close and up-to-date look at an often misunderstood faith This completely revised and updated guide explores the tenets of the Qu’ran (a.k.a. Koran), examines the history of the religion and its relationship to Christianity and Judaism, and features an expanded section on the true story behind “jihad.” It explores Islamic views on war and terrorism, including the Muslim perspective on the tragic events of September 11, and the subsequent U.S. presence in both Afghanistan and Iraq. • Excellent sales for the first edition • Islam is the fastest growing religion in America, with more than six million devoted followers • Features an expanded section on women in Islam, including their status within the Taliban, and the Islamic practice of polygamy
Download or read book A Brief Illustrated Guide to Understanding Islam written by I. A. Ibrahim and published by Darussalam. This book was released on 1997 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides information on the evidence for the truth of Islam, some benefits of Islam, and general information on Islam.
Download or read book Understanding the Koran written by Mateen Elass and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-08-19 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find out how the Koran resembles the Bible—and the drastic ways in which it differs. Understanding the Koran gives you an essential grasp of Islam's holy book: where it came from, what it teaches, how Muslims view it, and how the Allah of the Koran compares with the God of the Bible. Cherished as the final, perfect revelation of God's will by 1.2 billion Muslims worldwide, the Koran has become a part of American life. What do you know about the holy book that shapes the lives and views of your neighbors and a fifth of the world's population? Written by a pastor who was born to a Muslim father and raised in Saudi Arabia, Understanding the Koran gives you a fascinating, easy-to-understand overview that will show you: Why the background behind the Koran is important to understanding it. How the Koran came into existence. A summary of the main teachings of the Koran, including what it says about Jesus and the crucifixion. Similarities and differences between Muslim and Christian views of God. What the Koran teaches about Jihad and holy war. What the Koran teaches about heaven and hell and the final destinies of the human soul. Giving you an essential grasp of Islam's holy book, Understanding the Koran points you to the one thing that can draw your Muslim friends to Jesus—his love, demonstrated to them through you. Discussion questions make it possible to use this book in group studies.
Download or read book A New Introduction to Islam written by Daniel W. Brown and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-24 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of this student-friendly textbook explores the origins, major features and lasting influence of the Islamic tradition. Traces the development of Muslim beliefs and practices against the background of social and cultural contexts extending from North Africa to South and Southeast Asia Fully revised for the second edition, with completely new opening and closing chapters considering key issues facing Islam in the 21st century Focuses greater attention on everyday practices, the role of women in Muslim societies, and offers additional material on Islam in America Includes detailed chronologies, tables summarizing key information, useful maps and diagrams, and many more illustrations
Download or read book Understanding Islam written by David M Eaton and published by Interbru Global Publishing. This book was released on 2024-04-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Islam: A Beginner's Guide to Navigating the Faith, Culture, and Tradition of the Islamic Faith Few world religions are as misunderstood as Islam. However, through learning about the history and key beliefs associated with this popular world religion, we can break down barriers and encourage inclusivity and peace. "Understanding Islam" is your one-stop shop to everything related to the world's second largest religion. In this book, you will learn: The rich history of Islam The key beliefs and practices About the Quran The life of Prophet Muhammad The five pillars of Islam Common misconceptions about Islam and how we can break them down The main festivals and celebrations associated with Islam Worship and rituals carried out by Muslims About ethics and morality associated with Islam The importance of family life within Islam Connections between Islam and other religions By understanding more about Islam, we can encourage a more understanding and accepting future. With a rich history, roots within peace, morality, and doing right by others, Islam is a fascinating religion, which has a lot to teach us.
Download or read book Speaking Qur an written by Timur R. Yuskaev and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2017-10-18 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of how Muslims in the United States have interpreted the Qur'an in ways that make it speak to their American realities In Speaking Qur'an: An American Scripture, Timur R. Yuskaev examines how Muslim Americans have been participating in their country's cultural, social, religious, and political life. Essential to this process, he shows, is how the Qur'an has become an evermore deeply American text that speaks to central issues in the lives of American Muslims through the spoken-word interpretations of Muslim preachers, scholars,and activists. Yuskaev illustrates this process with four major case studies that highlight dialogues between American Muslim public intellectuals and their audiences. First, through an examination of the work of Fazlur Rahman, he addresses the question of how the premodern Qur'an is translated across time into modern, American settings. Next the author contemplates the application of contemporary concepts of gender to renditions of the Qur'an alongside Amina Wadud's American Muslim discourses on justice.Then he demonstrates how the Qur'an becomes a text of redemption in W. D. Mohammed's oral interpretation of the Qur'an as speaking directly to the African American experience. Finally he shows how, before and after 9/11, Hamza Yusuf invoked the Qur'an as a guide to the political life of American Muslims. Set within the rapidly transforming contexts of the last half century, and central to the volume, are the issues of cultural translation and embodiment of sacred texts that Yuskaev explores by focusing on the Qur'an as a spoken scripture. The process of the Qur'an becoming an American sacred text, he argues, is ongoing. It comes to life when the Qur'an is spoken and embodied by its American faithful.
Download or read book Understanding Islam written by Frithjof Schuon and published by Collins Educational. This book was released on 1976 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Islam confronts what is immutable in God with what is permanent in man".
Download or read book Islamic Customs and Culture written by Jason Porterfield and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces Islamic art, literature, and cultural practices.
Download or read book Understanding Islam written by Thomas W. Lippman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1995-09-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little over thirteen centuries ago, the prophet Muhammad converted a few Arab desert tribes to the belief in a single god, Allah, thus founding the religion of Islam. Within a century, that belief had created one of history's mightiest empires—and today Islam continues to shape events around the globe. This comprehensive guide offers an informative and insightful introduction to Islam both as a religion and as a political-economic force. It tells the story of Muhammad—and the rise of Islam; outlines the sacred book, the Koran; explains "the five pillars of faith"; explores the interplay between religion and government; describes the differences that divide Islam; and, above all, shows the influence of Islam on world affairs. This second revised edition provides crucial new material on the Islamic community today, including discussion of the Gulf War and the Salman Rushdie affair; the rise and ebb of fundamentalist fervor in Iran, Algeria, and elsewhere; and the relationships among different factions of the Islamic faith. There are also updated descriptions of internal politics in Syria, Egypt, Pakistan, and other Islamic nations. Complete with glossary, bibliography. and index, Understanding Islam is engrossing, essential reading for both students and all who seek a clearer understanding of the world in which we live.
Download or read book An Intelligent Person s Guide to Understanding Islam and Muslims written by Ikram Hawramani and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-28 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Intelligent Person's Guide to Understanding Islām and Muslims is a multidisciplinary study of Islam as it is lived and experienced by Muslims, presenting an alternative way of seeing Islam that dispels the myths popularized by such works as The Crisis of Islam, The Closing of the Muslim Mind and other attempts that leap from theory to practice without taking real-world Muslims into account.
Download or read book Understanding the Hadith written by Ram Swarup and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2011-04-29 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noted Indian writer and polymath Ram Swarup explores the meaning of Islam through the words of the Sahih Muslim, considered by Muslims to be one of the most authoritative of the collections of "traditions" (Arabic Hadith) about the life of the Prophet Muhammad. Like the Koran, these traditions are believed to be divinely revealed by Allah and they complement the verses of the Koran, in many cases expanding upon them and explaining the context of their revelation. As Swarup notes in his introduction, to Muslims the Hadith literature represents the Koran in action, stories of "revelation made concrete in the life of the Prophet." Among the orthodox they are considered as sacred as the Koran itself.Swarup is plainly skeptical of the claim that the Hadith literature is divinely inspired. In the introduction he says, "The Prophet is caught as it were in the ordinary acts of his life - sleeping, eating, mating, praying, hating, dispensing justice, planning expeditions and revenge against his enemies. The picture that emerges is hardly flattering. . . . One is . . . left to wonder how the believers, generation after generation, could have found this story so inspiring. The answer is that the believers are conditioned to look at the whole thing through the eyes of faith. To them morality derives from the Prophet''s actions. . . .his actions determine and define morality."The Sahih Muslim, a massive work consisting of 7,190 traditions divided into 1,243 chapters, is hardly accessible to the average reader; so Swarup quotes representative selections that touch upon the main tenets of Islam: faith, purification, prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, marriage and divorce, crime and punishment, religious wars (jihad), paradise, hell, repentance, and many other features of the religion.To non-Muslims this work provides many insights into the mindset of the average Muslim who is raised on these traditions about Muhammad. It also underscores the gulf that exists between the sanctum of orthodox Islam and an increasingly secularized Westernized world.
Download or read book Islam and the Muslim Community written by Frederick Mathewson Denny and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
